GT5 is a worthy successor. Spent hours yesterday trying to finish the last Jeff Gordon challenge… I have a new-found respect for Nascar drivers 😀

]]>By: ManuOtakuhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260563
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:37:22 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260563now i will do a mathematical explanation of the units in question, the article mention 6.3 million moves, so if you move 1.57 million units from japan to europe, and then move it to North America , and then move it to South America, you have 6.3 million unit moved, so they shipped/sold 1.57 million units…there you have it ….
]]>By: OlderGamerhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260509
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:21:15 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260509I don’t know. Shipped or Sold, still shows good numbers.

I think what has happened in the racing genere today is that many games have blured lines between what is a sim and an arcade. Add in to that the fact that between graphic and physics engines being so detailed and high end it backfires, creating a sense that one racer is almost interchangeable with another. Toss in the shear number of racers … and for anyone to really stand out is tough.

Given that I think GT5 has done well.

I am, however, not at all suprised that it hasn’t sold as well in the states as in EU. When talking to people here I get a sense that they would rather play other racers. From Forza to Shift to Grid to Hot Pursuit to Dirt. EA and Codies have a nice lock down on the racer genere and they span cross platforms.

Long story short, this isn’t the PS or PS2 generations, and the field is filled other other strong competiters.

]]>By: DrDamnhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260499
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:00:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260499@18
I was wondering the same – though if you check the performance of GT4 in the same link the shift away from the US was already happening then. Though that was released quite late in the PS2 lifecycle wasn’t it?
]]>By: ManuOtakuhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260497
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:57:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260497@ 19, with all due respect, hot pursuit for me is a better racer, that deserves those numbers and even more, but is a matter of tastes.

@ 17 yeah i know some people prefer forza and others GT, like i said i owned all the previous GT, and forza 3 was my first forza, so i ended enjoy it a little bit more,i think i did expected too much from GT, you know all these years in development, but dont get me wrong both are great racers, thank god that we have forza and GT, in the end we gamers win, we have a lot of series, speaking of which i think the best racer of 2010 was need for speed hot pursuit, it was that good, and i enjoy blur also so a damn shame it didnt retail like it should.

Just 1.5 million units, where Halo, COD is a monstrosity. I’m interested to see how well did Forza at US.

🙂

]]>By: Suikoden Fanhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260488
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:38:46 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260488to add forza was alright but i found it boring
]]>By: Suikoden Fanhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260487
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:38:25 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260487this is the only realistic racing game that i like and i hated previous gt games, so it caught me by surprise
]]>By: theevilaireshttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260485
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:34:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260485Has to be shipped but I really wouldn’t be surprised if that’s sold also.
]]>By: Vistrixhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260482
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:30:44 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260482@10 It doesn’t make much difference to Sony either way. They still sell it to the retailers and get their money.
]]>By: Razorhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260480
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:26:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260480They’re obviously shipped numbers.

But if you look at the sell-through data, they probably won’t be too far away from that number as of today.

]]>By: ManuOtakuhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260477
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:19:35 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260477Well….. i did own all the previous GT, but i will pass on this one, i rented it, and the thing that doesnt bode well for me was the fact that you have a 1000+ cars in the game and only a few, are great looking on the inside, the rest is only an slightly upgreaded version of GT4.. whats up with that . also i didnt like the hit damage detection o_O, and the uneaven A.I. …i find forza 3 more appealing, therefore i will pass the buy on this one.
]]>By: Patrick Garratthttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260476
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:12:32 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260476I think the rest of those numbers are actually sold.
]]>By: Mikehttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260473
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:01:21 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260473shipped.

If it was sold Sony would be partying.

]]>By: Deaconhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260472
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:00:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260472It really is a superb game once the race has started! OUTSTANDING in fact.

The trouble for me is everything else.

]]>By: DSBhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/21/gt5-sells-6-3-million-units-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-260471
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:57:43 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150327#comment-260471I really wanna give it a spin. It looks a lot better than previous GT’s. Especially the sensation of speed, from what I’ve seen. I just can’t be arsed to fit in a console at this point. Too many PC games to finish off.

Did it sell more than two Forzas though? That’s really what Sony should be asking themselves in my opinion. It probably cost the same as two Forzas to make at this point.